Gastein Waterfall – Bad Gastein Waterfall loop from Bad Gastein

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Austria

Salzburg

Bad Gastein

Gastein Waterfall – Bad Gastein Waterfall loop from Bad Gastein

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Gastein Waterfall – Bad Gastein Waterfall loop from Bad Gastein

02:36

9.34km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 708 m for 60 m

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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20 m

Gastein Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Bad Gastein's waterfall has several levels and a total drop of 340 meters. The Gasteiner Ache flows through the center of Bad Gastein and offers wonderful photo opportunities. A path …

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227 m

Bad Gastein Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Impressive place, but showing its age. The waterfall in the middle of the village is great to look at

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830 m

View of Bad Gastein

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Roccaforte, emanates history and antiquity

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2.16 km

Empress Elisabeth Promenade

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Flat gravel path along the Gasteiner Ache. Ideal for hiking and jogging.

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4.73 km

Pilgrimage Church of Maria vom Guten Rat

Highlight • Religious Site

If you leave the lively Bad Gastein town center behind you and continue towards the head of the valley, you will soon reach the much quieter Böckstein. The small village …

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5.93 km

Gasteiner Ache

Highlight • River

The Gasteiner Ache flows for 40 km through the Gasteiner Valley in the state of Salzburg.

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8.01 km

Empress Elisabeth Memorial (Bad Gastein)

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Between 1886 and 1893, Empress Elisabeth came to Bad Gastein six times for treatment.

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9.02 km

Upper Bad Gastein Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

On the "high bridge" you have a worth seeing view of the Gastein valley. The thunderous masses of water are very good to look at from above.

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9.34 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

1.90 km

1.52 km

690 m

163 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.47 km

3.36 km

594 m

499 m

388 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,120 m)

Lowest point (990 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

9°C

1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

October 29, 2024,🇦🇹 Bad Gastein - Kaiserin Elisabeth Promenade entlang der Gasteiner Ache

If you start the hike in the village, you can go up to the very top (12th?) floor in the parking garage (elevator if necessary) and take the exit there to the south. The footpath next to the parking garage is currently (Oct 2024) closed.
Alternatively, you can start at the waterfall and climb up towards the Ache there.
October/November: …

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May 13, 2023,Böckstein - Bad Gastein - Wasserfall - Böckstein

Finally vacation and let's go! From Böckstein along the Elisabeth Promenade to Bad Gastein. A round through the town and of course to the waterfall! Totally quiet at the moment as there is no season.

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August 13, 2024,Bad Gastein - Böckstein und retour 13.8.2024 w762

Today I had an appointment brought forward and so I had free time just after 3 p.m. We used that to go for a walk to Böckstein. This time with the camera. It's fun to take "real" photos again. After a third of the way we heard the first rumble of thunder. So from that point on I hardly took …

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August 13, 2024,Bad Gastein - Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Promenade - einmal anders betrachtet

After today's therapy ended, we decided to walk along the Empress Elisabeth Promenade to Böckstein again before dinner and the forecast thunderstorm. My goal today was not to take landscape photos, but only to photograph things that are in the immediate vicinity, near the path. Even without paying much attention to the beautiful mountain scenery, it was a nice walk …

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June 16, 2025,Wanderung Bad Gastein - Böckstein

It was still rainy in the morning, but from midday onwards a short hike was possible

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August 18, 2024,Bad Gastein - Bärenhof-Böckstein

Due to the weather forecast, heavy storms and thunderstorms, we decided not to go on a long hike but to stay close to our accommodation. We decided to walk along the Gasteiner Ache towards Böckstein again. In Böckstein it started to drizzle slightly so we turned around. We managed to get back to our accommodation dry. The highlight of this …

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October 31, 2023,Gasteinertal - zwischen Böckstein und Bad Gastein 🇦🇹

Since today the weather and especially the temperatures correspond to the season, there was only a short walk between Böckstein and Bad Gastein along the Ache.

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August 18, 2024,Altböckstein 18.8.2024 w766

Today we walked to Altböckstein. It is a journey into the past. In the Altböckstein Mining Museum you can learn interesting facts about the mining era in the Gastein mountains. Since we already knew the museum from previous visits, we only looked at the buildings from the outside. Which is always interesting. My highlight of today's hike is the photo …

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